State of the Unions

By AFL-CIO

State of the Unions is labor‘s podcast, a production of the 12.5 million member, 56 union AFL-CIO, bringing you the issues and guests important to working people.... more

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How many episodes does State of the Unions have?

The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.

State of the Unions episodes:

October 02, 2019 Dignity of Work: A Conversation with U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown
Julie and Tim talk to U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (Ohio) about worker power, automation, trade and his decision to stay in the Senate.
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17min
September 18, 2019 A Huge Deal: Workers Win Big in California
Julie and Tim check in with Industrial Union Council Executive Director Brad Markell about the UAW strike at GM and interview UC Hastings Associate Law Professor Veena Dubal, whose work helped pave the way for passage of AB 5, landmark pro-worker legislation in California.
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29min
September 04, 2019 Humble Courage and 90210: A Conversation with SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris
Julie and Tim talk to SAG-AFTRA President Gabrielle Carteris about the future of work, sexual harassment and her journey from young actor to labor leader.
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32min
August 21, 2019 Save Our Apprenticeships: A Conversation with North America's Building Trades Unions Chief of Staff Mike Monroe
Tim talks to NABTU Chief of Staff Mike Monroe about a Department of Labor proposal that would undermine world-class apprenticeships in the construction industry.
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30min
August 07, 2019 Special Episode: The Labor Movement Responds to the El Paso Massacre
Julie and Tim talk with Texas AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Montserrat Garibay in the wake of the deadly mass shooting in El Paso. They discuss immigration, organizing and the need for solidarity in times of darkness.
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25min
July 24, 2019 Taking Risks to Organize: A Conversation with UNITE HERE President D. Taylor
Julie and Tim talk to UNITE HERE President D. Taylor about the activism of airline catering workers and the need for the labor movement to take more risks.
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19min
July 10, 2019 Demanding Better: AFL-CIO Trade Tour Highlights
Over three days in June, AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka held town halls in Pittsburgh, Cleveland and Detroit to talk with workers about the future of NAFTA. Listen to some of the highlights from that conversation.
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24min
June 26, 2019 Winning the Future: A Conversation with AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler
Julie and Tim talk to AFL-CIO Secretary-Treasurer Liz Shuler who is pushing the labor movement to be bold, take risks and not be afraid of failure.
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31min
June 12, 2019 Union Proud: A Conversation with Pride at Work Executive Director Jerame Davis
Julie and Tim talk with Pride at Work Executive Director Jerame Davis as the AFL-CIO constituency group celebrates its 25th anniversary. They discuss the progress made by LGBTQ working people over the past quarter-century and the work still left to be done.
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31min
May 29, 2019 A Union Organizer Goes to Washington: In Depth with Rep. Andy Levin
Julie and Tim talk to Congressman Andy Levin (Mich.), a former AFL-CIO employee and career union organizer and activist. They discuss labor law reform, trade and the path to power for working people in Michigan and across the country.
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29min

FAQs about State of the Unions:

How many episodes does State of the Unions have?

The podcast currently has 48 episodes available.